ed in his titles and estates by his eldest son, Viscount St Lawrence, now Earl of Howth. April 5. At Edinburgh, Mrs Colquhoun, wife of Frederick Colquhoun, Esq. -Mrs Christian Macnaughtan, spouse of John Macfarlan, Esq. merchant, Glasgow. 6. At Edinburgh, Mrs Hope, wife of James Hope, Esq. W. S. At Edinburgh, Mrs Christian Moubray, wife of William Caddell, Esq. of Tranent. 7. At Edinburgh, Jane, daughter of the late Ro bert Robertson, Esq. of Auchleeks, Perthshire. -At Finnistone, in the 28th year of his age, Mr Arch. Geddes, son of the late William Geddes, Esq. of Alloa, and nephew of John Geddes, Esq. of Verreville. 8. At Alloa, Mrs Jean Christie, wife of Mr Alex. Bald, senior. -At Musselburgh, James Black, Esq. late of Trelawny, Jamaica, in the 64th year of his age. 9. At Haddington, Ann Maclaurin, daughter of the late Colin Maclaurin, Professor of Mathematics in the University of Edinburgh. - At Moffat, Thomas Wilson, Esq. late writer in Edinburgh, aged 79 years. -At Jardenfield, Mr John Roughead. 10. At Whitefield, Mrs Elizabeth Robertson, wife of Robert Robertson, Esq. - At Dumfries, Helen, eldest daughter of the Rev. W'm. Inglis. 11. At Deanbank, Mr James Mason, late merchant, Edinburgh. 12. At St Ninian's, Mrs Anderson, wife of the Rev. James Anderson, St Ninian's. -At Portland Place, London, Sir Nathaniel Conant, aged 76. -In London, Robert Wilson, Esq. late Superintending Surgeon in the East India Company's service, on the Bengal establishment. 13. At Shandwick Place, Edinburgh, Edward, youngest son of Thomas Miller, Esq. of Glenlee, advocate. -Mrs Hibbert, wife of Dr Hibbert, of Argyle Square, Edinburgh. At Dumfin, David Paterson, Esq. late of Glasgow. -At the manse of Drymen, in her 22d year, Anne, second daughter of the Rev. Duncan Macfarlane, D.D. At Moore Park, Mrs R. A. Oswald, relict of R. A. Oswald, Esq. -In Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, Mrs Boyle, wife of the Right Hon. David Boyle, Lord JusticeClerk. -At Grahamstone, near Falkirk, Mr Alexander Wilson, late of Sir William Forbes and Co.'s Bank, in the 34th year of his age. -At Aberdeen, Margaret F. Nicol, infant daughter of Mr L. Nicol, advocate in Aberdeen. -At Aberdeen, Mr John Logie Arnold, son of the late John Arnold, Esq. Calcutta, in the 14th year of his age. 15. At Newburgh-Shore, Fife, Mrs Euphemia Clark, relict of the late Alex. Anderson, Esq. merchant there. -At Edinburgh, Harriet, youngest daughter of Mr George Stedman, solicitor before the Supreme Court. -At Midshore, Newburgh, Fife, Mrs Anderson, relict of the late Mr Alexander Anderson, merchant there. -At Kirkcudbright, Henrietta Melville, daughter of Alexander Melville, Esq. of Barquhar, and spouse of the late Archibald Brodie, Esq. writer in Edinburgh. 16. At Edinburgh, Mr George Lyon, Broughton Street. -At Edinburgh, Mr Arch. Younger, brewer, aged 35 years. -At Edinburgh, Mr Thomas Laidlaw, late Assistant Surgeon of the 66th regiment of foot. 17. At Arbroath, Mr John Ferrier, in the 93d year of his age, and long in his Majesty's service. --At Leith Fort, Frederick Brudenell, youngest child of Colonel Walker. 18. At Edinburgh, Miss J. Patrick, eldest daughter of the late John Patrick, Esq. of Trecarne, Ayrshire. 19. At Dumfries, Miss Newall, daughter of the late David Newall, Esq. 20. At Dumfries, Janet Wilson Gracie, youngest daughter of the late James Gracie, Esq. banker, Dumfries. 21. At Crieff, Christian Hantone, wife of Mr John McEwen, merchant. 23. At Glasgow, Miss Janet Somerville, only daughter of the late Mr John Somerville, mer. chant. 24. Colonel Robert Stewart of Fincastle. Lately, at the White Hart and Punch Bowl, Ipswich, aged 101, Mrs Sarah Prime. She was followed to the grave by her son, in the 71st year of his age, and by several great-grand-children. Till within the last six weeks her health was good, and she sung several songs a few months before, her death. -At Huntly, aged 80, Mrs Mary Starks, widow of the late Rev. James Monro, minister of Cromarty. At Versailles, near Paris, Cæsar Colclough, of Daffry Hall, in the county of Wexford, Esq. late Chief Justice of Newfoundland. April 9. At Poole, Argyleshire, suddenly, Ca therine, aged nine years; and, on the 14th, after the patient endurance of a long illness, Donal, aged 21 years; son and daughter of Major Brodie. 15. At Thurso, in the 42d year of his age, Mr William Carnaby, resident Surgeon there, and Lieutenant and Assistant-Surgeon in the 5th Bri tish militia. 19. At his house in Elder Street, Edinburgh, Alex. Stewart, Esq. accountant. -At Leith, on the 10th March, Laurence Skeen, jun. shipmaster, aged 21; and, on the 19th instant, Colin Skeen, aged 17, both sons of Mr Laurence Skeen, shipowner, Leith. 22. At Glasgow, Mrs Euphemia Johnston, wife of Mr Andrew Gardner, manufacturer. 24. At Liverpool, Roderick M'Neil, Esq. of Barra. 25. At Upper Tenements of Caldham, Brechin, Isobel Cowie, at the advanced age of 101. She had been about sixty years married. Till of late, she was capable of performing the ordinary fune tions of life, and her memory was retentive to the last. Shortly before her death she repeated many passages of scripture applicable to her situation. -At Haddington, George Robertson, second son of the late Mr Wm. Robertson, merchant in London. 26. At Edinburgh, Miss Marrion Scott, aged 59, daughter of the late Mr Thomas Scott, fariner in Craiglockhart. 28. At Rosefield, Troqueer, Peter Ewart, Esq. of Rosefield. At Newburgh, Fife, Mr James Livingston, merchant, 29. At the Herald's College, Sir Isaac Heard, Garter Principal King of Arms. He was in the 92d year of his age, and had filled the distinguished office of Garter since April 1784. -At his house at Tannach, Caithness, Captain Peter Innes, late of the 79th regiment of foot. -At Ayr, Mrs Eaton, wife of William Eaton, Esq. Sheriff-substitute of the county of Ayr. 50. At Glasgow, Mr George Crawfurd, writer. -At Aberdeen, James Brechin, at the very alvanced age of 102 years. He followed, during the carly and middle part of his life, the occupation of a butcher in Old Meldrum; and for the last 40 years has been resident in Aberdeen in various employinents, but in the enjoyment of good health, retaining his faculties until within a week of his death. May 1. At Portobello, in the 74th year of her age, after a long and painful illness, which she bore with Christian resignation, Mrs Isabella Murdoch, spouse of Mr William Marshall, plumber, Edinburgh. 3. At Edinburgh, Mr Robt. Gilmore, ropemaker, Grassmarket. 5. At Edinburgh, Mrs Milne, wife of Mr James Milne, merchant, Johnshaven. -At Edinburgh, Walter, son of Wilham Roy, Esq. of Nenthorn. Lately, at Huntly, aged 80, Mrs Mary Starks, widow of the late Rev. James Muuro, minister of Cromarty. -At Montreal, Mr William Gray, proprietor of the Montreal Herald, a native of Aberdeen. Printed by J. Ruthven & Sons. The Correspondents of the EDINBURGH MAGAZINE and LITERARY MISCELLANY are respectfully requested to transmit their Communications for the Editor to ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE & COMPANY, Edinburgh, or to LONGMAN and COMPANY, London; to whom also orders for the Work should be particularly addressed. Printed by J. Ruthven & Sons. To Correspondents. SOME of our friends have taken offence, because their communications have not been published at the time we originally intended, and indeed announced. This is to us matter of sincere and unfeigned regret. But when it is recollected, that the pages of a Magazine must frequently be filled up according to circumstances; that the novelties of the day and hour, if passed over without notice at the moment of their birth, either vanish entirely from the public view, or lose all manner of interest and attraction; that it is the duty of an Editor, as far as his means will permit, to exhibit a fair and impartial picture of the ephemeral and evanescent, no less than of the more substantial and enduring works of genius and art; and that, on the average, we receive at least five times as many articles as we can possibly publish; we trust our friends will be satisfied that our conduct has proceeded from the nature of the circumstances in which we are unavoidably placed, and not from any disposition to do what may be considered as offensive or disrespectful. To avoid, however, the possibility of such a misconstruction in future, and to do justice at once to ourselves and our numerous friends and contributors, we shall merely state the titles of those articles which we consider worthy of insertion in our Journal; leaving the time WHEN to be determined by those contingencies to which, even in despite of ourselves, we must occasionally submit. To the following articles, therefore, we have affixed our imprimantur: “Casanova's Adventures in Warsaw ;" "Extracts from Dartmoor,' a poem, by Mrs Hemans," communicated by the highly-ingenious and accomplished author; the Review of "Bracebridge Hall;" "What shall I write? ;""Reminiscences of Auld Langsyne, No. II.;" the review of "Sir Marmaduke Maxwell, &c. ;" the " Kirn-Dance, &c. ;" the Review of "Simond's Tour in Switzerland ;" the Notice of " Maclaren's Troy;""Remarks on the Works of the early Dramatic Writers, No. I.-Thomas Haywood;""Schir Rycharde Shawe," which was destined for the present Number, but which we have made to give place to "Falkland," by the same ingenious author; "Friar Orion, from Boccaccio;" "Francesca of Rimini ;" and "Tales not in Crabbe," &c. The “Translation of the xix chapter of Blömerfogg, or the Fortunate Youth," is rendered illegible in one part, by the manner in which it was sealed. Will the author favour us with another and more distinct copy? We would willingly oblige the author of "Whiflecockiana," if it were possible; but the paper with the above whimsical title being to us utterly unintelligible, we can only say, that it remains at our publishers for delivery to the author. C. S. will observe, that we have, this month, published his "Sonnet on Magus Muir." The remaining pieces we can make no use of. We shall, however, be glad to hear from him soon. The poetical" Epistle to W. W." having fallen aside, we have had only time to glance over it in the most rapid manner. In all probability it will make part of the furniture of a future Number, as well as the "Translation of some French Verses addressed to Lord Byron." Before we had been honoured by the receipt of the Lines written on the top of Arthur Seat, on Mayday, by Medicus ferè Octogenarius, we had inserted some stanzas on the same subject, which that "wayward wight," Lord Byron, might have been proud to acknowledge. Anxious as we are to oblige our venerable friend, and “ steady reader for full seventy years," we are reluctant to return to the subject; more especially, as the Lines in question have appeared in all the newspapers. Ahijah, or the Desolation of Palestine, a Fragment," indicates a great knowledge of sacred history, but from the want of incident, and from being purely descriptive, we fear it would prove heavy and uninteresting. "The Prophecy, a Dramatic Scene," is not rejected, as the author has naturally enough concluded, but will appear in an early Number. We have had the author's modest letter, and shall be very well pleased to receive "Rosalie," though we cannot, of course, pledge ourselves to publish what we have not seen. The songs that accompanied the letter, we fear, will not do. Shall we return them? We wish the author had favoured us with a private address, as it is impossible to explain every thing to a writer's satisfaction, in Notices to Correspondents. "Table Talk, No. I." we shall willingly insert, if the author will have the kindness to bestow upon his paper a little more of the novissima cura. We like his spirit, and only desire him to fill up his own outline. The paper on consideration. "Sabbath Schools," and the verses signed "Cordatus," are under We have not yet made up our minds as to the fate we shall award to "Henry Allison." Besides the above articles, we have received a vast multitude of smaller pieces, from which we shall select occasionally as we see cause. Several attempts having been made to palm upon us Articles, stolen, in whole or in part, from other writers, we beg to state, once for all, that, in future, we will insert no anonymous communications. The private address of every writer must be appended to his contributions. This, he may depend on it, will be kept a profound secret, unless, indeed, as too frequently happens with the genus irritabile, the disclosure proceed from the author himself. It is not enough that such attempts have hitherto been unsuccessful : in a moment of confiding security we may be imposed on, and it is necessary that we should have some guarantee. Of course, this statement excludes all our personal friends and regular contributors; but circumstances have enabled us to identify more than one individual who has been labouring in this very honourable vocation, and whom, as well as all others of a similar description, we now certify and warn, that a repetition of such disingenuous practices will be inevitably exposed. |